Harry and Meghan would have a blast at Butlin's - as these nostalgic photos prove

On a visit to Chichester this week, something caught Prince Harry's eye. Not the city's charming cathedral, but instead the Big Top in the distance of Bognor Regis's Butlin's resort.

The Duke of Sussex remarked to Meghan Markle that the royal couple should go.

And why not? The Butlin's holiday camps have a proud history of hosting British summer holidays across the generations, welcoming scores of contented families and some famous guests over its 82 years (the first resort opening in Skegness in 1936).

Here, we chart the rise of the seaside resort from its birth to modern day, and showcase why Harry and Meghan would have a blast.